云南省昆明市五华区重点中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题（word版含答案无听力部分）

第第页云南省昆明市五华区重点中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题（word版含答案，无听力部分）2023-2024学年第一学期期初开学考试高三英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

ConservationVolunteersforEndangeredAnimals

Overview

TheprograminAustraliaismeantforallthoseanimalloverswhowanttovolunteerabroadforameaningfulcauseandcontributeeffectivelytowardthewell-beingofthenativeanimals.Beingavolunteer,you’llgettoworkatarescuecenterorashelter,whichhaslotsofanimalsincareatanygiventime.

ProgramRequirements

Volunteersmustbe18yearsoldorolder,withanopenmindandaflexibleattitudetoworkinginanewanddifferentenvironment.Theprogramisopentoallandyoudonotneedanynecessaryqualifications(资历)tojoinit.Participantsshouldbepreparedtoworkoutdoorsandshouldbefitandhealthy.Volunteersmustnotethatthisisahands-offprojectandyouarenotallowedtotouchanimalsunlessgivenspecificpermission.

VolunteerRolestheyendupstandingstill.

8．WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheWrightbrothers

A．Theyalwaystookadvicefromtheirmechanic.

B．Theyknewlittleaboutthenewspaperbusiness.

C．Theyoftenheldconflictingopinions.

D．Theykeptaverytenserelationship.

9．WhatsortoffatherwasMiltonWright

A．Untraditional.B．Generous.

C．Scholarly.D．Sensitive.

10．WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3

A．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.B．Addsomebackgroundinformation.

C．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.D．Providemoreexamplestosupporthisidea.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A．ConversationmatterinafamilykidsB．UncomfortablesilenceharmsKids.

C．Kids,wouldyoupleasestartfighting:D．Parents,wouldyoupleasestoparguing

D

Youhaveeverythingyouthinkyouneedforyourdreamjob,butcouldsomethingelsebeholdingyoubackYoupossesshardskillsforthejob,butyoumaylacksoftskills.Hardskillsarethingsthataremeasurableandtechnical.Amaster’sdegreeinbusinessisahardskill.TheabilitytospeakSpanishisahardskill.Manyspecificqualificationsforajobarehardskills,suchasyearsofworkexperienceorproficiency(精通)withparticularcomputerprograms.

Ontheotherhand,softskillsarehardertodefine.Andtheycan’tbedefined.Andtheycan’tbemeasured.Softskillscoversawiderangeofcharacteristicsthatyoucanworkonforalifetimebutsomeofthemostcommonandmostnecessaryforsuccessincludebeingagoodlistenerandspeaker,awiseleader,aproblemsolver,astrongcommunicatororateamplayer.It’salsohelpfulifyoucanacceptfeedback,settleconflictswithothers,dealwithdifficultpeopleorbeflexible.Thesesoftskillsarewhatmanyemployersdesire.

Softskillsbenefityouinmanyways.Beingagoodlistener,forexample,isveryhelpfulifyou’readoctor.Beingflexible,ateamplayerandaproblemsolverhelpyousucceedwhendealingwithdeadlines.

Softskillsaresomethingextrathathelpaparticularpersontosucceed.Beingabletoshowyoupossessthemcouldmakeadifferenceinlandingajobyou’lllove,orbeingmoresuccessfulinthejobyoualreadyhave.TheymakethedifferencebetweensomeonewhoisjustOKattheirjobandsomeonewhoisoutstanding,thepersonyoualwayswantonyourteam.Ingeneral,softskillsmakeyoumorelikableandmorecompetent.

Softskillsarewhatcansetpeopleapartfromeachotheronresumésorinjobinterviews,butsoftskillsdon’tcomenaturally.

12．Whichofthefollowingbelongstohardskills

A．HavingagoodcommandofEnglish.B．Communicatingwithothersefficiently.

C．Beinggoodatexpressingoneself.D．Beingabletosolveproblems.

13．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsoftskills

A．Theyaremeasurableandtechnical.B．Theyaretaughtinmanyuniversities.

C．Theyaredesiredbymanyemployers.D．Theyarespecificjobqualifications.

14．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage

A．HardSkillsDifferfromSoftSkillsB．SoftskillsCanBeLearntatSchool

C．SoftSkillsNeededinWorkplaceD．SoftSkillsMattertoYourSuccessatWork

15．Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph

A．Whysoftskillsareimportant.B．Howsoftskillsaredeveloped.

C．Wheresoftskillsareapplied.D．Whatthekeysoftskillsare.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

Weoftentrytosaveeverydropofwateringardening.Yetthissummer,overhalfoftheworldisexperiencing“abnormallydry”weather,whichmeansmillionsofpeoplearelivingunderdroughtconditions.16Herearesuggestionsforhowtokeepyourgardenhealthyduringperiodsofdryweather.

Choosingwater-savingplants

Ifyouaregardeningunderwaterrestrictions,decidewhichplantsneedwaterleast.Oldertrees,especiallyfruit,nut,andevenevergreens,cansufferduringdrought,whilenewlyplantedtreesrequireregularwateringuntiltheirrootsbecomeestablished.17Theycanusuallygetbywithlesswaterthancropslikecorn,whichhaveshallowroots.

Wateringeffectively

Mostplantsrequireanaverageof2to4centimetersofwatereachweekundernormalconditions.Thatneedcouldincrease,however,duringperiodsofextremeheat,whenthesoildriesoutmorequickly.18Divideitovertwoorthreetimesperweekwithlesswater.Rememberdeeper,less-frequentwateringinsteadofdailysprinklehelpsgettherootsreallywet.Alsoavoidwateringmiddaywhenmoistureislikelytodisappearbeforereachingroots.

19

Considerusingrecycledhouseholdwater,alsocalledgraywater,towaterplants.Unsaltedwaterleftoverfromboilingeggsorvegetablesprovidesextranutrients.Dishandbathwaterthatisnottoooilywillnotharmplants.20

A．Usingfreshcleanwater.

B．Choosingrecycledwater.

C．Andmelonshavedeeproots.

D．Trytowateryourplantsallatonce.

E．Donotwateryourplantsonceweekly.

F．Andmanyofthepeoplehaveplantstoworryabout.

G．Andwaterfromwashingfruitsandvegetablescanbeusedaroundthegarden.

语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分满分15分）

WhenIwasakid,myparentssentmetoasummercampinNewHampshire.Atthe21wedidtonsofgreatthingslikeswimming,sportsandarchery,butforme,themostmemorableexperiencewasanovernighttripofmountainclimbing.Ifyou’veever22amountain,youknowit’saphysicalchallenge,especiallywhenyou’recarryingyourfoodandshelteronyourback.Whencampersgottired,they23startedcomplaining.

“Howmuchfartherisit”

“Ican’tgoanyfurther.”

“My24istooheavy.Canyoucarryitforme”

Thereplyoftheteacherswas,“Suckitup(忍耐一下)!”The25isthatthecomplainingcamperswerenowherenearthepointofexhaustion.Iftheyhadbeen,theteacherswouldhavenoticedthesignsandgiventhem26.Thekidssimplyweren’tusedtothephysicalchallenge.Oncetheyrealizedtheyweren’tgettinganysympathy,they27thediscomfort,andinmostcases28havingagreattime.Inmycampdays,Idon’trecallasinglecampercomplainingatthetopofthe29.

Therearetwowaystodealwithan30situation.Youcancomplain,oryoucanmakethebestofit.Ifyoucomplain,youmightfeellikeyou’regettingthat31energyout,butyou’reprobablynotgoingtocauseapositivechange.It’smuchmorelikelythatyourcomplainingwillcausethe32ofthosearoundyou.Noonelikesacomplainer.They’re33andtheyhurttheplainingmakeslife34foreveryone.Instead,ifyoudeterminetomasteryourownsuffering,tomovepastitandfocusona35,it’smyexperiencethatyou’llrealizeitwasn’tbadinthefirstplace.

21．A．experienceB．campC．occasionD．situation

22．A．climbedB．describedC．seenD．reached

23．A．especiallyB．normallyC．certainlyD．obviously

24．A．backpackB．foodC．shelterD．water

25．A．storyB．truthC．jokeD．thing

26．A．signB．activitiesC．gestureD．care

27．A．believedB．trustedC．wonderedD．overcame

28．A．endedupB．couldn’thelpC．insistedonD．gaveup

29．A．mountainB．baseC．buildingD．camp

30．A．unbelievableB．unexpectedC．unusualD．unpleasant

31．A．greatB．negativeC．spareD．potential

32．A．respectB．dislikeC．sympathyD．enthusiasm

33．A．annoyingB．amazingC．shockingD．worrying

34．A．harderB．easierC．betterD．poorer

35．A．discoveryB．problemC．solutionD．hope

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China’sancientcivilizationhascontinuedintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Oneofthemain36(factor)istheChinesewritingsystem.

37(date)backseveralthousandyearstolonggu,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Atthattime,somesymbols38(carve)onanimalbonesandshells.BytheShangDynasty,ithadbeenalready39(high)developedsystem.Later,therewasatime40theChinesepeopleweredividedgeographically,leading41manyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.ChinesewritingsystemwasfixedfromQinDynasty,whenEmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry.

Thewritingsystemisnotonlyofgreat42(important)inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture,butalsoanimportantmeansby43China’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Today,wecanreadtheclassicworks44(write)byChineseinancienttimes.Now,Chinesecalligraphy,as45artform,hasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.

写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46．新的高中生活开始了，你结交了一个新朋友。请你用英语写一篇短文，内容包括：

1.相识并成为朋友的经历；2.友谊的重要性。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.短文题目已为你写好。

FriendMatters

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第二节、读后续写

47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。

WhenIwasyoung,mymotherwasgoingtoFloridatovisitmygrandmother.Ibeggedhertotakemewithher.“I’lltakeyou,butremember,”mymotherwarnedme,“Grandmaissick.“Ihadseenplentyofsickpeoplebefore,soIfigureditwouldn’tbeabigdeal.Besides,bythetimewegottoFlorida,mygrandmawouldprobablybeokay.Thenwewouldhavefunjustasweusedto.IrememberedhowexcitedIhadfeltthesummerbeforewhenmygrandmacarriedmeonhershouldersdownthestreets.

Grandmawasagreatstorytellerandherstoriesmademefeelspecialwhenevershetoldthem.”Grandma,tellmeastory,“I’dsay,andshewouldalwaysbeginthestory,“OnceuponatimetherewasaboynamedBilly…”Everystorystartedwithaboynamedafterme.WhenIarrivedatherhouse,myfirstwordsweregoingtobe,“Grandma,tellmeastory.”

WhenIgottoGrandma’shouse,shedidn’tcomeouttomeetme.EvenafterIranupthesteps,shestilldidn’tcomeouttomeetme.Iwentintoherbedroom.Instantly,Iwasseizedbyterroranddisgust,becausewhatIsawinthatroomwasn’tmyhappy-go-lucky(无忧无虑的)grandmother.Itwasacrumpled(皱的)body,thinandweak.

ThatnightasIlayinbed,Iheardmygrandmamoaninginpain.Ithadthesameeffectonmeassomeonerunningfingernailsacrosstheblackboard.ItwassoannoyingthatIjustwantedtotellhertostop.However,Ididn’tanditcontinuedallnight.

Afewweeksafterwecamehome,mymotheraskedmewhetheritwasallrightifGrandmacametolivewithus.Isaidyes,butinrealityIneverwantedtoseeheragain.Althoughmygrandmalivedwithusforthenextfewmonths,Ineverwentintoherroom.Shecouldn’tgetoutofbed.Ididn’thavetoseeher.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Oneday,mygrandmacalledmeasIwalkedbyherroom.Ididn’twanttogo.

___________________________________________________________________________Iwasabouttorunoutoftheroomandleavethescenebehindforeverwhenshebegantotellastory.

英语参考答案

1．C2．A3．B

4．C5．A6．C7．D

8．C9．A10．D11．C

12．A13．C14．D15．B

16．F17．C18．D19．B20．G

21．B22．A23．C24．A25．B26．D27．D28．A29．A30．D31．B32．B33．A34．A35．C

36．factors37．Dating38．werecarved39．highly40．when41．to42．importance43．which44．written45．an

46．FriendMatters

Startinganewschoollifeisnevereasy,especiallyforashygirllikeme.ButLiHua,myfirstfriendatseniorhigh,hasmademy